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The TITLES of the STATUTES. jesty Queen Anne, of blessed Memory ; and for other Purposes therein mentioned.

13. An Act for the further Security of his Majesty's Person and Government, and the Succession of the Crown in the Heirs of the late Princess Sophia, being Protestants ; and for extinguishing the Hopes of the pretended Prince of Wales, and his open and secret Abettors.

14. An Act for making the Militia of that Part of Great Britain called England, more useful ; and for obliging an annual Account to be made of Trophy-Money.

15. An Act to make an Act of the tenth Year of her late Majesty, intituled, An Act for regulating, improving and encouraging of the Woollen Manufacture of mixed or medley Broad Cloth, and for the better Payment of the Poor employed therein, more effectual for the Benefit of Trade in general; and also to render more effectual an Act of the seventh Year of her said Majesty's Reign, intituled, An Act for the better ascertaining the Lengths and Breadths of Woollen Cloth made in the County of York.

16. An Act for the Attainder of Henry Viscount Bolingbrooke of High Treason, unless he shall render himself to Justice by a Day certain therein mentioned.

17. An Act for the Attainder of James Duke of Ormond of High Treason, unless he shall render himself to Justice by a Day certain therein mentioned.

18. An Act for the better preventing fresh Fish taken by Foreigners being imported into this Kingdom ; and for the Preservation of the Fry of Fish ; and for the giving Leave to import Lobsters and Turbets in foreign Bottoms ; and for the better Preservation of Salmon within several Rivers in that Part of this Kingdom called England.

19. An Act for raising nine hundred and ten thousand Pounds for Publick Services, by Sale of Annuities, after the Rate of five Pounds per Centum per Annum, redeemable by Parliament ; and to authorize a Treaty concerning private Rights claimed by the Proprietors of the Sugarhouses in Scotland.

20. An Act for encouraging all Superiors, Vassals, Landlords and Tenants in Scotland, who do and shall continue in their Duty and Loyalty to his Majesty King George; and for discouraging all Superiors, Vassals, Landlords and Tenants there, who have been or shall be guilty of rebellious Practices against his said Majesty; and for making void all fraudulent Entails, Tailzies and Conveyances made there, for barring or excluding the Effect of Forfeitures that may have been, or shall be incurred there on any such Account ; as also for calling any suspected Person or Persons, whose Estates or principal Residence are in Scotland, to appear at Edinburgh, or where it shall be judged expedient, to find Bail for their good Behaviour ; and for the better disarming disaftected Persons in Scotland.

21. An Act for enlarging the Capital Stock and yearly Fund of the South-Sea Company, and for supplying thereby eight hundred twenty-two thousand thirty-two Pounds four Shillings and eight Pence, to publick Uses ; and for raising one hundred and sixty-nine thousand Pounds for the like Uses, by Sale of Annuities upon divers Encouragements therein mentioned ; and for appropriating several Supplies granted to his Majesty.

22. An Act for enabling his Majesty to settle a Revenue for supporting the Dignity of her Royal Highness the Princess, in case she shall survive his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales.

23. An Act for making Provision for the Ministers of the fifty new Churches, which are to be built in and about the Cities of London and Westminster, and Suburbs thereof; and for rebuilding and finishing the Parish Church of Saint Mary Woolnoth in the said City of London.

24. An Act for appointing Commissioners to take, examine and state the Debts due to the Army.

25. An Act to prevent Disturbances by Seamen, and others ; and to preserve the Stores belonging to his Majesty's Navy Royal ; and also for explaining an Act for the better preventing the Imbezilment of his Majefty's Stores of War ; and preventing Cheats, Frauds and Abuses in paying Seamens Wages ; and reviving and continuing an Act for the more effectual Suppression of Piracy.

26. An Act for continuing several Laws therein mentioned, relating to Coals, Hemp and Flax, Irish and Scotch Linen, and the Assize of Bread ; and for giving Power to adjourn the Quarter-Sessions for the County of Anglesea, for the Purposes therein mentioned.

27. An Act for taking and stating the Debts due and growing due to Scotland by way of Equivalent in the Terms of the Union ; and for Relief of the Creditors of the Publick in Scotland, and the Commissioners of the Equivalent.

28. An Act for repealing an Act, intituled, An Act for repealing Part of an Act passed in the Parliament of Scotland, intituled, Act for discharging the Yule- Vacance.

29. An Act for allowing a Time for two hundred and thirteen Families of Protestant Palatines, now settled in Ireland, to take the Oaths, in order to intitle them to all the Benefits intended them by the Act of the seventh Year of her late Majesty's Reign, for naturalizing foreign Protestants.

30. An Act for continuing an Act of this present Session of Parliament, intituled, An Act to impower his Majesty to secure and detain such Persons as his Majesty shall suspect are conspiring against his Person and Government.

31. An Act for granting an Aid to his Majesty by a Land Tax in Great Britain, for the Service of the Year 1716.

32. An Act to attaint John Earl of Marr, William Murray, Esq; commonly called Marquiss of Tullibardine, James Earl of Linlithgow, and James Drummond, Esq; commonly called Lord Drummond, of High Treason.

33. An Act for the more easy and speedy Trial of such Persons as have levied or shall levy War against his Majesty.

34. An Act for preventing Mutiny and Desertion, and for the better Payment of the Army and their Quarters.

35. An Act to appoint a Commissioner for taking, examining and stating the Debts due to the Army, in the Room of Thomas Smith, Esq; deceased ; and for continuing the former Act until the tenth Day of March 1716.

36. An Act for charging and continuing the Duties on Malt, Mum, Cyder and Perry, for the Service of the Year 1716. and for compelling several Receivers to finish and clear their Accounts; and for making Duplicates of Exchequer-Bills, Lottery-Tickets and Orders, lost, burnt, or destroyed ; and for enlarging the Time for adjusting Claims to certain Benefit Tickets ; and for allowing the Charge of executing the Lottery Act, for the Service of the Year 1710 ; and for recovering Monies of several Land-Taxes, resting in the Hands of Collectors or Constables at St. Albans ; and for preventing Frauds in the Duties upon Sope ; and for limiting a Time for Persons who have certain Annuities for Life or Lives, to demand the Payments thereupon at the Exchequer ; and for preventing Frauds in the Duties relating to printed and painted Paper, Cailicoes and other Things therein mentioned.

37. An Act to enable his Majesty to grant the Regalities and Lands now remaining in the Crown in North Wales, and South Wales, and County of Chester, to his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, in such Manner and Form as the Principality of Wales and Earldom of Chester have formerly been granted to the Princes of Wales; and also to enable his said Royal Highness to make Leases of Lands, Parcel of his Royal Highness's Dutchy of Cornwall, or annexed to the same. 38. An